BRENTWOOD / New center to help people seeking jobs

People looking for work can take advantage of a new and bigger Eastbay Works Career Center in Brentwood.

The 4,000 square foot center, located at 351 Pine St. next to the Liberty Adult School, will open Nov. 18. It replaces the former site on Second Street.

The 14 Eastbay Works Career Centers in Alameda and Contra Costa counties help job seekers free with everything from interviewing skills to dressing professionally. The centers have computers for job searching as well as for typing and posting resumes. The centers also help employers announce and fill job openings with people in the local workforce. Of the 10,364 people helped last year, 1,176 came from Brentwood.

The new Brentwood center will serve residents in far east Contra Costa County and will be open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The grand opening will begin at 3:30 p.m. For more information about the career center, visit the Workforce Development Board of Contra Costa County at www.wdbccc.com or call (925) 646-5239.